Golf-club grip



Nov. 11, 1930. c. B. MARGRAVE GOLF CLUB GRIP Filed Dec. 3. 1928 PatentedNov. 1l, 1930 UNITED i STATES PATENT OFFICE GOLF-CLUB GRIP' Applicationmea members, 192s. serial no. 323,344.

My invention is a golf club grip.

" Anobject of my invention is the construction of a grip for golf clubswhich will have a certain resiliency and also allow the shaft of theclub to have a slight rotatable action in regard tothe ends holding thegrip.

A more detailed object of my invention is the construction of a griputilizing a helically coiled spring with a tight coil'whieh is itl0 selfwotmdgn the club in a helical manner,

the spring being slightly stretched and secured firmly to the shank ofthe club. Over this layer of coiled wire I wind first a layer offriction tape and then a layer of leather or other suitable material tobe immediately gripped by the hand.

My invention lis illustrated in the accompanying drawings,.in which: iFigure 1 is a perspectivev view of a club having my'grip attached threto;

Fig. 2 is a perspective vie partly broken away, showing the manner ofconstructing the grip. 4 f

Referring to the drawings,.the'shank of :5 the club is designatedgenerally by the numeral 11 and on this there is an inner binding `12formed of a spring. This spring is made of an elongated helically coiledwire-having a tight coil and this coiled wire is itself wound on theshank of the club at the handle portion; the coils being positionedclose to ether.

One end of the spring wire is secure by a -rivet 13 to the shank and theother endl by a j riveti14 to the end of the shank.

A layer of friction tape 15 fis then wound 4 onthe' handle over thecoiled spring, this-be- ';j-;f,ing wound into a tight binding and on ac-'lf count of its stckiness' adheres* readily to the .wire pring An`outer layer.' of leather lor equiv entl material listhen woundonfthefriction tape, this being-'illustratedfas having a helical winding andis secured at one. end

bya string 17 or-the like-and vat the other end i by another 'binding'of 'string 18. The slight 19 indicates the termination of the wire Lhump coil. In the use of the club with my hand grip,

the wire gives a certain 'softness to the gn as the individual coils maycompress sli tl l? `when tightly gripped by the hand.

a golf ball is struck by the head of the club,

.it tends to twist the'shankvll and the coiled wire allows this slighttwist to' the stem giving a resilient action as regards the gripping ythe hands. As the outer part of the hand grip is held lirmly in thehands the coiled spring reacts to return the shank 11 to its 4normalposition. While this relative twisting action of the shank l1 and thecoil l2bi1 small, it is perceptible when striking' a a v Various changesmay be made in the principle's of my invention without departing fromthe spirit thereof as set forth in the description, drawings and claims.

I claim: 4 Y

I1. In a device-as described, a.V shank of a club, ahelically coiledwire. spring 'wound on the said shank and secured thereto forming a handgrip. l

2. Ina device as described, a shank of a club, a helically coiled springof small diameter wound on the shank in a helical winding with theadjacent windings contacting one with the other, and means to attach thewinding to the shank thereby forming ahand grip.

3..-'In a device as described, a shank-for a club, a helically coiledwire spring wound in `a helical manner on the said shank and securedtlretlc, and asolt cfvering over the s rin t ere ',vi a an ip.

p4. Ign a degcl asngdescribedra shank of a club having a tightly Acoiled helical spring wound in a helical manner' on the shank andsecured thereto with adjacent windings in close contact, a binding offriction tape over the spring and a binding of soft flexible materialover the friction tape, thereby formingna hand grip.

l testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. f

f i C. B. MARGRAYE.

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